Sanjay Manjrekar

Former India batsman Sanjay Manjrekar has come out in support of wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant, saying the dashing left-hander must feature in every game in the Nidahas T20I tri-series starting in Sri Lanka from Tuesday.

"If there is someone outside the team showing potential to contribute more than Dhoni does in his current form, it's a matter to be discussed and debated, and without inviting angry and irrational responses," says Manjrekar.

Commentators contracted by the BCCI, like batting legend Sunil Gavaskar, may soon be asked to stop writing columns should the board adopt Lodha Committee's recommendations on the conflict-of-interest issues.

Among the several new playing conditions and rules adopted by the sport's global governing body is one to prevent 'fake fielding', which often creates doubts in the minds of batsmen that could lead to their dismissals.

The BCCI has already zeroed in on four names as their enlisted commentators. They are Sunil Gavaskar, Sanjay Manjrekar, Murali Kartik and Harsha Bhogle, who is returning after a fall out with the BCCI post World T20 in 2016.

While the anticipation among the Indian cricket fans continue as BCCI's Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) has kept the announcement for Team India's new head coach pending, former Indian cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar reckons that coach is the most replaceable person in the squad.